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Star & Champion
Swing Instructors
PARTIAL LIST for 2010
Please Visit Back for Updates.
VIP Staff:
Event Coordinators:
Nathan Miller & Shawn
Jessup
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Way Cool
DJs:
Shawn Jessup
Chris Jones
Andy McClurg
Helen Tocco
Paul & Melinda Booth
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John
& Brenda Koster
Csilla Madocsai
Vivienne Crespo
Jackie Ford
Becky Radcliffe
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Sheryl
Olsen
Matt Maiten
Kalea Allen
William Carpenter
Event Host:
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Benny Corpos
"Ben & Molina"
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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Ben Morris
( New Years)
"Ben and Melina"
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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Brenda Koster
"John and Brenda Koster"
Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
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Chris Jones
Oregon, U.S.A.
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Csilla Madocsai
"Gary and Csilla"
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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Chuck Brown
"Reno Dance Sensation"
U.S.A.
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Donnie
Carl
"Nikkie & Donnie"
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
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Gary Jobst
"Gary and Csilla"
California, U.S.A.
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Gary
Ulaner
California, U.S.A.
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Ian Kirkconnell
Canada
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Jay Byam
Ventura, California, U.S.A.
Owner and founder of People
Who Dance.
Studied music and dance at CSUH, Jay is a GSTA certified
dance instructor and a UCWDC certified judge. He has been in music and
dance for 20 years.
Jay teaches classes from San Diego to Atlanta, Georgia
and to Calgary, Canada. He also enjoys teaching special workshops in Swing,
Two-Step, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Lindy, and Jitter Bug. He is also well
known for his classes that are essential to dancers: Timing, Rhythm &
Phrasing, Teachers Training, and Lead & Follow Technique classes.
In 1992 Jay created New Year's Swing Dance Championships
Dance Camp & Summer Dance Camp. Jay is currently the director and
owner of both the Summer Dance Camp & New Years Dance Camp and New
Years Salsa Extravaganza. In October of 2000 Jay was the Coordinator for
the Northwest Regional Swing Dance Championships and in Oct 2002 &
2003 in Spokane. In May 2003 Jay co-hosted the Instructors Training Seminars
at the Los Angeles Salsa Congress.
Jay is the director and choreographer for the “SWINGMEISTERS”
Swing & Salsa dance team. Through his school of dance, Jay has been
teaching Swing and Salsa in Ventura County and supported dancers around
the world.
In his spare time Jay enjoys tuna and marlin fishing
and free diving off his small boat just off shore from his home in Ventura
and in Baja. So if ya wanna catch some great fish or just fun in the sun,
call Jay. |
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John Koster
"John and Brenda Koster"
Sacramento, U.S.A.
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Kyle Redd
"Kyle & Sarah"
International
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Luis
& Vivien Crespo
San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.A.
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Melina Ramirez ( New
Years)
"Ben and Melina"
San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.A.
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Myles Munroe
"Myles and Tessa"
Canada / International
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Phil Adams
Orange County, California, U.S.A.
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Patty Vo
California, U.S.A.
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Sarah Vann Drake
"Kyle & Sarah"
U.S.A. / International
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Tessa Cunningham
"Myles and Tessa"
Canada / International
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Trish
Connery
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Victoria Tolonen
Bend, Oregon, U.S.A.
With a background in competitive skating, cheering,
theater, jazz, hip hop, and ballroom, Victoria's style is crisp and technique-driven.
She started dancing ballroom at University of Oregon in 1993 and was a
member of the first Salsa performance group in Oregon, Ritmo Latino, spreading
Salsa throughout the State. In 1997-1998 she toured the US and Europe
with a musical, Up With People, as a principal dancer and (unfortunately)
a singer. She has travelled to every continent (except Antarctica as penguins
don't dance) and she's danced Salsa from Sweden to Beijing to Ecuador.
She is the sole Salsa and Swing instructor, promoter, and dj in Central
Oregon, cross-pollinating her Salsa dancers with West Coast Swing musicality.
Her teaching style is clear and she teaches at Salsa/Swing events along
the west coast, focusing on techniqe, timing, and connection rather than
flashy moves. For her desk job, she is a real estate broker in booming
Bend, Oregon. |
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